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Lithgow Court of Petty Sessions was created on 17 November 1875 under the provisions of s.17 of the Offenders Punishment and Justices Summary Jurisdiction Act of 1832 (3 Wil.IV No.3). (1)
The records of the Wallerawang Court of Petty Sessions were transferred to the Lithgow Court of Petty Sessions on 29 April 1977, when the Wallerawang Court of Petty sessions was abolished. (2)
The Lithgow Court of Petty Sessions was abolished on 31 December 1984, when the Local Courts Act 1982 abolished all Courts of Petty Sessions and replaced these with Local Courts. (3)
Endnotes
1. NSW Government Gazette No.310, 19 November 1875, p.3748.
2. NSW Government Gazette No.40, 22 April 1977, p.1512.
3. Local Courts Act 1982 (Act No.164, 1982), s.9; NSW Government Gazette No.178, 21 December 1984, p.6296.
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